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Max Valier (satellite)

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Max Valier
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Max Valieris a 15 kg (33 lb) X-ray telescopic satellite which was built in a collaboration by the Gewerbeoberschule "Max Valier" inBozen,the Gewerbeoberschule "Oskar von Miller" inMeranand the Amateurastronomen "Max Valier". TheMax Planck Institute for Astrophysicsprovides the smallX-ray telescopeμRosi, which allowsamateur astronomersfor the first time to see the sky in X-ray wavelength. It was launched with the help of theOHBin Germany by an IndianPSLV-C38 rocket on June 23, 2017.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Max Valier Sat".space.skyrocket.de.
  2. ^"Max Valier Satellite – Home".maxvaliersat.it.